stbartshopper
Senior Insider
We used to buy our plane tickets all the way through from Indianapolis to SBH. We found it was quite a bit more expensive then buying IND- SXM and then SXM-SBH. The downside is you have to claim your bags in SXM and recheck them to SBH but there is a transfer desk just near the baggage area. Also for those transferring, you are able to cut in front of the security line and go thru pretty quickly. One bag is free per person so don't let Win Air charge you for baggage. Think about your luggage- soft vs hard and where you pack things in it. Win Air shoves (crams) them with force into little spaces and we have had luggage and things inside our luggage damaged not by US Air but by Win Air. Finally, Us Air and Win Air have an agreement that allows you to check your bag from SBH all the way to your final destination but of course you have to claim your luggage for customs purposes upon entry to the U.S. Does anybody know if American and Win Air work together as well? In bound, some US Air agents will check your bags all the way to SBH and some won't- I guess it depends on the cycle of the moon but it is worth asking.